Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design

Mission Statement

The history of Stieglitz academy as an art school goes back to the second half of the XIX century, in the era of the rapid development of Russian industry, which, in an effort to make its products competitive on the world market, posed the problem of training artists for production to society. Right now Stieglitz Academy has a mission of developing of traditional monumental and decorative art and innovation in design to create, shape, innovate the world around us. We are a place of permanent dialog and collaboration of students with different industries, where art and design are playing a major role.

International Role

International Relations Office of Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design was established in 1988. It coordinates the international activities of the Academy and presides over the execution of international agreements as well as statutory compliance. Students from many countries have chosen to study art and design at the Academy. The Academy has strong relations with institutions of higher education around the world and other organizations.

The international role: The international role of the Academy is to create sustainable links with the world's leading universities for the exchange of knowledge, teaching methods, technologies and approaches. And also to create international interdisciplinary collaborations between students from different countries of the world. As in the 19th century, the goal of the academy is the desire to interact, to be part of a more perfect world. A creative world without borders.

The Academy maintains contact with a number of foreign higher education institutions. There are long-term cooperation agreements with certain educational institutions, the main objectives of which are:
exchange of students and teachers;
organization and participation in exhibitions, master classes, seminars and symposiums, mutual visits;
development and implementation of joint research activities;
exchange of scientific publications and other information in areas of interest to both parties.

Stieglitz Academy has strong connections with universities and schools from Armenia, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, India, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, North Cyprus, Poland, Spane, Turkey.

National Role

The Stieglitz Academy is one of the oldest educational institutions in Russia. It was our university that formed the industry of industrial design – art and applied art, and later restoration and art history. The most significant and important designers of the 20th century in Russia were graduates of our academy-from the consumer goods industry to icebreakers and aircraft, as well as the space industry.

And until now, the Stieglitz Academy is the leading university in Russia. Our school hosts design weeks, design competitions, and international scientific conferences.

Main Focus

Today the Academy has 1,500 plus students and 200 professors and teachers and instructors.

The Academy has two faculties: the Faculty of Design, and the Faculty of Monumental and Decorative Art.

The academy is oriented in BA, MA, design, crafts, research, and international collaborations.

In 2016 the Centre for Innovative Education Projects has been established as an integral part of the academy. Its main goal is to teach experts for creative industries